Improprieties Politics and Sexuality in Northern Irish Poetry

by Wills, Clair

• ISBN13: 9780198182399
• ISBN10: 0198182392
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-06
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

This is an innovative and accessible study of contemporary Northern Irish poetry in the light of current debates about postmodernism, poetry and politics, and the figure of woman in Irish political discourse. Close readings of the work of Tom Paulin, Medbh McGuckian, and Paul Muldoon focus on the "improper" elements of the poetry: the refusal of a sense of home, the disruption of "traditional" poetic form, and the sexual narratives told.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Politics of Poetic Form	p. 13
Women Poets: The Privatization of Myth	p. 47
Language Politics, Narrative, Political Violence	p. 78
Tom Paulin: Enlightening the Tribe	p. 121
Medbh McGuckian: The Intimate Sphere	p. 158
Paul Muldoon: Dubious Origins	p. 194
Conclusion	p. 236
Select Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 257
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